Name: Rasam (Tamarind and Tomato Soup)
Ingredients: 2 tsp oil or ghee; 1 tbsp coriander seeds; 3–4 dried red chillies; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 small pinch asafoetida; 14 g (½ oz) toovar dhal (also called red gram dhal); 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp cooking oil; 3 tomatoes; 1–2 tsp tamarind paste; Salt; 1 tsp sugar (jaggery or palm sugar is good too); Water—the amount depends on the amount of rasam required as it is meant to be very watery.; 1 tbsp ghee (or butter and oil); 1 tsp black mustard seeds; 1 tsp urad dhal or cumin seeds; 2 dried red chillies; 4 curry leaves; 1 handful of chopped coriander leaves (cilantro)

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